Arch Linux uses a 2-tier mirroring scheme. Tier 1 mirrors that sync directly from archlinux.org every hour and all other mirrors sync from one of the tier 1 mirrors. Syncing from archlinux.org is not allowed.

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Communication

The arch-mirrors mailing list is used for announcements and mirror-related communications. All mirror-administrators and the Arch Linux developers responsible for mirroring subscribe to this mailing-list.

Create a official Arch Linux mirror

Anyone who wishes to create a public Arch Linux mirror should:

Conform with requirements

Your mirror must conform with the mirror-requirements for the tier you wish your mirror to belong to.

Tier 2 requirements

Disk-space >= 35 GB

Sync all contents of the upstream mirror (i.e. do not sync only some repositories)

Do not rsync more rapidly than every hour

Use the following rsync options: -rtlvH --delete-after --delay-updates --safe-links --max-delete=1000